Fishing rod winding mechanism



Aug. 14, 1951 3, s, imc I 7 2,564,016

FISHING. ROD WINDING MECHANISM FiledOct. 11, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet lINVENTOR JOHN '5. MADDIC ATTORNEYS Aug. l4, 1951 J. S.IMADDIC 2,564,016

FISHING Ron WINDING MECHANISM Filed Oct. 11, 1 949 j H 2 Sheets-Shgt 2W' l TM W f INVENTOR JOHN .5. MADDIC. 1'

' BY v 72:)7/mwbumzv flmazwz ATTORNEY5 Patented Aug. 14, 1951 11 N IT EDPATEN T O FF 1 CE FISHING ROD WINDING John :S. Maddie, Bristdl, Jlonn.

Application G'ctoher "11, 1949., :Serial No. 120,651

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This invention -re1ates=to Winding devices, and more particularly to adevice for accuratelynpplying winding threads to desired areas offishing rods, for example, for Winding thread for holding guide members.on therods.

A main object of the inventionis to provide a novel and improvedthread-wrapping mechanism for fish'ingrods which isvery simpleil'lzCUI'lStl'UG tion, which is easy to operate, 'andwhich evenly spacesthe thread around the rod as it is "wound.

further object "of the invention is to provide an "improved"thread-winding mechanism for wrapping thread around fishing "rods tosecure guides on said rods, :said mechanism being pensiveto construct,providing uni-form tension on the thread as :itiis wound, providingaccurate spacing :of the turns :of the thread,-and;providing means :fiorhovering up the ends of the thread wound 1011 the fishingc-ro d.

iFurther "objects and advantages of the .inven-= tion will becomeapparent from the following description and .claims, and from theaccompany- :ingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a threadvinding mechanismconstructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the mechanism .ofFigure 1;

Figure .3 is an end elevational view of themechoi .Figure .1 taken fromthe left end thereof,.as seenin Figure 1;

Figure 4 end elevational viewof themec'h- .anism taken from the rightend thereof, as seen .iniliigurel;

Figure 5 is a vertical longitudinal cross-sectionall View taken on line5- 5 of Figure 2 Figure '6 is a cross-sectional detail view taken online .E'5 of Figure l Figure 7 is a fragmentary elevational detail view,partly in cross-section, showing the relative positions of the parts ofthe mechanism at the conclusion of the thread-winding process.

Referring to the drawings, 5 l designa-"tes'a genorally rectangular basehaving secured toone end thereof a vertical upstanding hlock member H 2and having secured to the other end'thei'eo'f an other verticalupstanding block member 13. lDesignated at is is alongitudinally-extending, jhorizontal, externally-threaded, tubularsleeve which is rigidly securedin the top .portionof :blook rnrem herIt. The block member I2 is formed on its inner surface with a verticalgroove rid. Slidahly fitting groove i5 is a block member i6 avhicl'izisa.d=- ,justably clamped to block member !2 by abolt I E extendingthrough a vertical slot [8 normed in block member 452 and threadedinto'a square nut 13.9 seated ina square recess termed at the inner endof .a transverse bore 28 inblock member Iii, the bolt 1] extendingthrough the bore 126., [as shown in Figure 5.. .Bolt ll .is providedwith a knurled head 2.! 'for'loosening and tightening the bolt when itis desired to adjust the height of the block member 26.

Block member H5 is formed with an enlarged head 22, said head beingformed .at its top with a longitudinally-extending V-grnovefli?v whichmay 'be aligned with the tubular sleeve it by adjusting the elevation ofblockmember i5.

Extending through *block member 53 below sleeve I 'is a bolt 26. Mountedon bolt 24 outwardly adjacent block member l3. and rotatable thereon arethe respective clamping arms 25 and Z6, the bolt being provided with aknurled clamping nut 2'! for "locking the arms 25 and 26 in clampingpositions. The upper portions of arms 25 and 2-6 are -formed 'withopposing, in- WQJIfllY-ffiifiillg, V-shaped notches 28 which are adaptedto clamriingly engage :a fishing rod positioned so as to extend throughsleeve Hi, 'aswill h e presently described.

Designated ;at 253 is atresilient wire hook. mem ber secured :at one endto 'a side surface oihead 22, as by a machine screw 58 engaging in aneye .tormed the end of the hook member. Thefhea'd :2-2 is :formed-withanabutment it! formed with a horizontal transverse hose through whichthefree end of the hook member projects, as shown at '32. Hook member 2 9deformed-adjacent the 'SldSSlll' .iace of head '22 :anoutwardly-projecting loop 1315, enabling the tree end fez-of 'the hookto he ,manuallgy retracted through the. abutment .31! sufficiently torelease a thread ifirom engagement between the end .32 and the head -22,as will be presentlvdescnibed.

Threadedly engaged on sleeve M .is a collar member 34 on which issecured a plate member 35 and a hand wheel .35. Secured to the outerportion of plate member .35 .is a horizontal slotted pin 3] upon which.a spool .38 is adapted to be mounted, the slot in the providing aspring- ,gripping action on the .bore .of the spool and retar-dingrotation of said spool, whereby tension on the spool is provided .as thespool unwinds. Secured .to the plate member 35 adjacent collar 154 is ahorizontal .stud 13.9 .iormed with a peripheral guide notch All adjacentits free end. Se cured to .a stop flange I4 formed at the end of sleeveMis .a headed pin 'member A l.

In using the device, the fishing rod, shown at 42., .is mounted in thesleeve 14 and is supl orted on one side of the sleeve in the V-groove 23and on the other side in the opposing V-notches 28 of the arms and 26,said arms being secured in film clamping engagement with the rod 42 bytightening the clamping nut 21. The spool 38 .is mounted on the pin 31.The thread, shown at 43 is wound once around the guide groove 4|],engaged between the free end of the arm 32 of hook 29 and the forwardsurface of head 22 and is tied to the headed pin member 4|. The handwheel 36 is then rotated a few turns, advancing collar 34 on sleeve l4,the rod 42 being meanwhile held down in V-groove by the operator withone finger. This wraps a few turns of thread around the rod 42 overlyingthe end portion of the thread adjacent member 32 and locks said portionto the fishing rod. The guide member to be secured to the rod is shownin dotted view at 44 and is held so that the first few turns of threadencircle the base postion of the guide member as well as the'fishingrod.

After the first few turns have been made, as above described, the loop33 is pulled outwardly, releasing the thread from engagement with head22. The portion of the thread secured to pin 4| is then pulled totighten same and said portion isthen cut close to the fishing rod.Rotation of hand wheel 36 is then resumed until almost the desirednumber of turns of thread have been made on the rod.

Designated at is a rod having a wire loop 46 secured to its end. The rod45 is placed with the wire loop extending over the remaining portion ofthe rod to be encircled, and the final few turns of thread are thenwound over loop 46 as well as over the rod. The thread is then out,leaving a short end, and said short end is inserted in loop 46. Rod 45is then retracted, pull.- ing the short end of the thread under thefinal few turns. The exposed portion of the end of the thread is cut offafter disengagement from loop 46, leaving both ends of the threadcovered by the winding.

The thread may be wound over the rod 42 to cover the opposite baseportion of the guide member 44 in the same manner as above described.The completed wrappings are shown at 41 and 48 in Figure '7, the tyingrod 45 being shown in position to tie the end of the wrapping 48 in themanner previously described.

While a specific embodiment of a thread-winding apparatus. for securingguides and the like on fishing rods, has been disclosed in the foregoingdescription, it will be understood that various modifications within thespirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art.Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the inventionexcept as defined by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A rod-winding apparatus comprising a base, a pair oflongitudinally-spaced upstanding supports secured on said base, atubular externallythreaded sleeve secured in one of said supports, acollar member threadedly engaged on said sleeve, a plate member carriedby said collar member, a pin secured to said plate member and extendingparallel to said sleeve for supporting a thread spool, a hook elementmovably secured to the other support adjacent said sleeve for holdingthe free end of the thread, stop means carried by said sleeve, a pair ofcooperative clamping jaws pivoted to the first-mentioned one of saidsupports, means for locking said jaws in fixed clamping positions, and.means for vertically adjusting the other support.

2. A rod-winding apparatus comprising a base, a pair oflongitudinally-spaced vertical supports secured on said base, a tubularexternallythreaded sleeve longitudinally secured in one of saidsupports, a collar member threadingly engaged on said sleeve, a platemember carried by said collar member, a pin secured to said plate memberand extending parallel to said sleeve for supporting a spool, a threadguide secured to said plate member between the pin and the collar memberand extending parallel to the pin, a hook element movably secured to theother support adjacent said sleeve for holding the free end of thethread, a headed projection carried by said sleeve for limiting therotative movement of the collar, a pair of cooperative clamping jawspivoted to one of said supports, and means for locking said jaws infixed clamping positions.

3. Means for wrapping strand on an article comprising a pair of spaceduprights, means for vertically adjusting one of said uprights, a tubularexternally threaded sleeve longitudinally mounted in the other uprightand receiving a work piece which rests on the top of the adjustableupright, a collar threadingly engaged on the sleeve, a plate radiallyprojecting from the sleeve, a pin secured to said plate parallel to thesleeve for supporting a spool on which the strand is wound, a hookelement secured to the adjustable uprightbelow the supported article forholding the free end of the strand as the strand is wrapped around thearticle by rotation of the collar and stop means on said sleeve limitingthe rotative movement of the collar on the sleeve.

4. Means for wrapping strand on an article comprising a pair of spaceduprights, means for vertically adjusting one of said uprights, a tubularexternally threaded sleeve longitudinally mounted in the other uprightand receiving a work piece which rests on the top of the adjustableupright, a collar threadingly engaged on the sleeve, a plate radiallyprojecting from the sleeve, a pin secured to said Plate parallel to thesleeve for supporting a spool on which the strand is wound, a hookelement secured to said plate parallel to the sleeve for supporting aspool on which the strand is wound, a hook element secured to theadjustable upright below the supported article for holding the free endof the strand as the strand is wrapped around the article by rotation ofthe collar and stop means on said sleeve limiting the rotative movementof the collar on the sleeve, a pair of cooperative clamping jawspivotally mounted on one of the uprights for vertical swinging movementrelative to the article and means for locking the jaws in fixed clampingengagement of the article.

5. Means for wrapping strand on an article comprising a first uprightand a spaced second upright, a vertically adjustable holder on saidfirst upright for supporting on its upper end an article to beencompassed with the strand, a tubular externally threaded sleevelongitudinally mounted in the second upright and receiving the article,a collar threadingly engaged on the sleeve, stop means for limiting therotative movement of the collar on the sleeve, a plate radiallyprojecting from the collar, a pin laterally projecting from the plateparallel to the sleeve for supporting a spool on which the strand iswound, a guide on said plate parallel to the pin and means formed on thefirst upright for holding the free end of the strand as the collar isrotated to move the spool around the article.

6. Means for wrapping strand on an article comprising a first uprightand a spaced second upright, a vertically adjustable holder on saidfirst upright for supporting on its upper end an article to beencompassed with the strand, a tubular externally threaded sleevelongitudinally mounted in the second upright and receiving the article,a collar threadingly engaged on the sleeve, stop means for limiting therotative movement of the collar on the sleeve, a plate radiallyprojecting from the collar, a pin laterally projecting from the plateparallel to the sleeve for supporting a spool on which the strand iswound, a guide on said plate parallel to the pin and means formed on thefirst upright for holding the free end of the strand as the collar isrotated to move 6 the spool aroundthe article, and means for clampingthe article against axial and rotative movement, said last meansincluding a pair of cooperative jaws pivotally mounted on the secondupright for vertical swinging movement relative to the article and meansassociated with the pivot for the jaws for locking the jaws in clampingengagement of the article.

JOHN S. MADDIC.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,427,079 Werth Sept. 9, 19472,460,478 Warner Feb. 1, 1949

